Global Sport Business Journal

Abstract
Despite an increase in female enrollment in traditionally male dominated areas, the enrollment of women in sport management academic programs is not near equal that of men’s programs. Further, women are underrepresented in the management ranks of professional sport and many areas of collegiate sport. To examine if biases exist regarding perceptions of appropriate jobs for sport management students, faculty (n =136) were asked to evaluate a fictional student for a job based upon a description working in the WNBA or NFL. Results indicated participants perceived differences in male and female students, as the female student was viewed as more competent for the job in the WNBA and was encouraged to apply for the WNBA job when compared to the male student. Utilizing the frameworks of social role theory and implicit bias results are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Grappendorf, Heidi and Burton, Laura
(2016)
"Are sport management faculty biased? An examination of faculty perceptions of male and female students’ applications for a job in sport,"
Global Sport Business Journal: Vol. 4:
Iss.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/gsbj/vol4/iss3/1
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